...>...
>> volunteer fire service open day & firework display
A small selection of Open Day 2008 Photos ... more to follow very shortly ...
Earlier this month the Silverdale Volunteer Fire Service, held their annual Open Day and Fireworks Display. Now in it's second year at the Orewa Beach Reserve, the Open Day was a huge success for all. The day began with a sea rescue and air display from the Coastguard, Westpac Rescue and the Royal New Zealand Navy. Skywork Helicopters demonstrated rural fire fighting with the use of monsoon bucket. Fire Safety material and information were avaliable throughout the day for the visiting public, with a guest apperance of the brand new New Zealand Fire Service Sprinkler Demonstration Trailer. Fire crews demonstrated a variety of incidents encountered and skills used in their emergency response. Including Hazerdous Material incident, Car Fire & Motor Vehicle Accident patient rescue, Fire growth and live fire attack. The annual Fire Vs Police Truck Pull was run .... with a hard fought win by the Fire Brigade Team ! A demonstration of the "Toughtest Two Minutes In Sport" was performed by the Fastest Volunteers In The Country* in the Combat Challenge course.
The Evenings entertainments began with a variety of wonderful stage acts and live music, before the an awsome pyrotechnics lasers and fireworks display lit up the night sky.
The day was a great success and our THANKS goes out to all those volunteers that helped throughout the day and night, together with our fantastic sponsors who helped make the event possible.
Pleas keep reading to find out more from the day and how to become part of the Volunteer Fire Service Open Day & Fireworks Display 2009 ! |
The feedback recieved (see below) after the event was fantastic. With great local support, and a dedicated team, the whole event was a huge success.
" Hi just wanted to send a quick WELL DONE!!!! The event at orewa was fantastic. The fireworks were amazing. Congrats. looking forward to next year."
" well done it was great we loved the displays and demos "
" Awesome! Great timing for the Fireworks, and a great range of talent to entertain! Did a great job!! "
" What a team!! What a huge show you all put on……. This years evening section was fabulous……. The fireworks were fantastic, and it was very professional, better than last year. The laser light show was well cool, and the kids (and many adults) were mesmerised. Book them for next year!! "
" The Silverdale Fire Service Team deserve a huge chunk of credit - they captured what the day was all about, Community spirit and awareness of what is involved with the services. "
" It was really fun and I had a blast! The day was a huge success and seeing everybody there and the kids smiling faces just made it so worthwhile. :) Not to mention it was so immaculately organised! "
" We spent the afternoon down there with the family, the kids had a ball and everything was well organised and well run. "
" congratulations to you and the Silverdale Fire Service, for putting on a very well organised and interesting event, "
Thank You to all those that gave us wonderful feedback, it was very much appreciated.
|
|
|
| Fire Appliances on display | New World ... Our Gold Sponsor | The Active Display Area & Public |
|
|
|
| Westpac Rescue Helicopter | Coastguard | Joint Sea / Air Rescue |
|
|
|
| The Concrete Trucks | Navy Bus | Fire Safety Wendy House |
|
|
|
| Car Fire Demonstration | Royal New Zealand Navy Seasprite | Seasprite Helicopter Demonstration |
|
|
|
| Bright Srark | The Combat Challenge Tower | |
| ...>... |
||
| Container Live Fire Demonstration | Live Fire Spread & Growth | |
1st november 2008 - orewa beach reserve - 1:30 to 10:00pm
With the 2007 Open Day and Fire Works display being such a success, the Silverdale Volunteer Fire Fighters have again taken the challenge to run another community focused event. Having enlisted the assistance of a local event planner the 2008 Open Day is sure to be a hit.
This full day event has something for everyone. The day kicks off at 1:30pm where the Volunteer Fire Fighters will display their skills with a range of Fire Fighting drills and scenarios which they are faced with on a daily basis. These displays will include; a car fire, a motor vehicle accident rescue, hazardous material presentation along with the “Container Fire” live fire area which was demonstrated for the first time in 2007, and many other exciting fire fighting displays.
There will be plenty of fire safety information on the day.
Throughout the day there will be food stalls, and entertainment for the children with merry go rounds, bouncy castles etc,…. There will be a variety of Fire Fighting Appliances and associated vehicles on display and fire fighters will be more than happy to show you over all the appliances and the technical gear stowed onboard. This is also a great opportunity for children to have their photo taken while seated in an appliance.
Many other emergency services will be taking part in this event and will showcase their talents on the job throughout the day ie: Royal New Zealand Air Force, Coastguard, Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Later in the evening take a seat in front of the “main stage” where local schools will be singing and dancing, followed by professional entertainers. At 9pm the Fire Works will start. Last years pyrotechnics were an absolute hit with many being able to see the fire work display from Whangaparaoa Peninsula. This year is set to be a real cracker, with even more professional pyrotechnics!!
Personal Fire Works are NOT PERMITTED what so ever. Thank You.
RODNEY DISTRICT COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE HOST MESSAGE :
return back to top of page >>>
On the day, the Rodney District Council will be promoting their host responsibility messages. More information can be found at their information booth on the day.
The five host responsibility messages are:
one : Offer alcohol free and low alcohol drinks!
two : Supply plenty of good solid foods!
three : Don't force drinks on anyone !
four : Don't serve drinks to underage or intoxicated people !
five : Make sure everyone gets home safely !
REMEMBER FIVE TO STAY ALIVE
OPEN DAY ATTRACTIONS & DISPLAYS:
return back to top of page >>>
Some of the many attractions and displays that will be happening throughout the Open Day.
Hibiscus Rescue 1 |
Lion Foundation Rescue |
|
 |
 |
|
RNZN Seasprite Helicopter |
||
 |
return back to top of page >>>
For your enjoyment later in the evening, along with many other great local talent, the volunteer fire service open day is proud to present the internationally acclaimed act, live on stage .... THE GEE BEES
